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Jerónimo Martins SGPS, SA
Type	Public
Founded	1792
Headquarters	Lisbon, Portugal
Key people	Jerónimo Martins (founder)
Industry	Conglomerate
Products	Discount Stores, Grocery Stores, Hypermarkets, Consumer Goods
Net income	▲ Euro 81,614 thousand (2007)
Employees	41,300 (2007)
Website	Jerónimo Martins

Jerónimo Martins SGPS, SA (JM) is a Portuguese company that operates in food distribution and consumer products manufacturing. The company has partnerships and joint-ventures with international companies such as Ahold and Unilever. JM is the owner of Pingo Doce and Feira Nova super and hypermarket chains in Portugal, as well as Biedronka in Poland. The company has industrial facilities in Portugal focused on the production of several Unilever brands. It once owned Lillywhites, a British company focused on sports goods (sold in 2002); Eurocash, a cash-and-carry in Poland; and Supermercados Sé, a supermarkets chamber in Brazil.